Conference Agenda

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE (UPDATED AS OF 7 DECEMBER 2009)

Conference Day 1: 9th December 2009 (Wednesday)

0800 – 0900	REGISTRATION
0900 – 0930	Opening Remarks By Moderator Anthony Pearce, Hon Director General, International Road Federation Welcome Address Rosalind Ng, Managing Director, IIR Exhibitions Pte. Ltd. Keynote Address Ministry of Transport, Vietnam (Invited)
URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING
0930 – 1000	Vietnam’s “Big Cities Transport Master-Plans”: Opportunities And Challenges Ly Huy Tuan, Director General of Transport Development & Strategy Institute, Ministry of Transport
1000 – 1030	NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
1030 – 1100	Regional Case Study: Urban Transport Planning In China Guo Jinyi, Associate Professor, China Urban Sustainable Transport Research Centre
1100 – 1200	PANEL DISCUSSION Identifying The Key Policies In Tackling Urban Congestion In Developing Asian Cities Moderated By: Dr. Shizuo Iwata, Managing Director, ALMEC Corporation Guo Jinyi, Associate Professor, China Urban Sustainable Transport Research Centre Dr. Luu Xuan Hung, Vice Director, Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board Ly Huy Tuan, Director General of Transport Development & Strategy Institute, Ministry of Transport Dr. SK Jason Chang, Professor – Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University
1200 – 1330	VIET TRANSPORT INVESTOR LUNCHEON

1330 – 1400	VIET ROAD SPEED NETWORKING	VIET RAIL SPEED NETWORKING
1400 – 1430	Freight Supply Chain Models: A Base for Improving the Economy and Environment Dr. Darrell Bowyer, Strategy Manager, IMIS (a member of the Aurecon Group)	Vision 2020 And Implementation Challenges Facing Urban Transit Rail In Hanoi Dr. Luu Xuan Hung, Vice Director, Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board
1430 – 1500	Improving Rural Access: Rural Roads Maintenance And Financing Dr. Jasper Cook, Manager – Rural Road Surfacing Research Program, Global Transport Knowledge Partnership	Case Study Of Vietnam’s Planned High Speed Rail Network Nguyen Dat Tuong, Deputy General Director, Vietnam Railway Corporation
1500 – 1530	Green Transport: Ground Network for Bike, Bus, Metro, and Walk (BBMW) Integration Dr. SK Jason Chang, Professor – Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University	The European Common Safety Methods: What Are They And How Can They Help In Vietnam Paul Cheeseman, Director, Technical Program Delivery Limited, UK
1530 – 1600	Road User Charging Goran Andersson, Senior Marketing Manager, Kapsch TrafficCom AB	Exploring PPPs For Rail Projects Ian Laing, Partner, Pinsent Masons
1600 – 1630	NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
1630 – 1730	VIET TRANSPORT ROUNDTABLE EXCHANGE Sponsored by:

1730 – 1830	ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
1830 – 2030	OFFICIAL VIET TRANSPORT EVENING RECEPTION – LATINO BAR, LEVEL 3, MELIA HOTEL – HANOI

Conference Day 2: 10th December 2009 (Thursday)

0900 – 0915	Welcome Remarks By Moderator Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland, Chairman, Cape Town Convention [on International Interests in Mobile Equipment], Rail Working Group
TRANSPORT FINANCING
0915 – 0945	The Government Perspective: Latest Policies And Regulations In Road / Rail Infrastructure Development Speaker TBC, Deputy Director General – Infrastructure Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam
0945 – 1015	The Corporate Perspective: Investment Opportunities In Transport Infrastructure Amidst Economic Uncertainty Dominique Gazal, VP for Development – Asia Pacific, Bouygues Travaux Publics
1015 – 1045	NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
1045 – 1115	Examining Various Suitable Financing Approaches To Transport Projects In Vietnam Ha Khac Hao, Deputy Director General – Planning & Investment Department, Ministry of Transport, Vietnam
1115 – 1200	PANEL DISCUSSION How Can Policy, Investment & Projects Come Together For Successful Infrastructure Development? Moderated By: Lieven Jacquemyn, Director, Global Infrastructure & Projects Group, KPMG Corporate Finance Panelists: Speaker TBC, Deputy Director General – Infrastructure Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam Dominique Gazal, VP for Development – Asia Pacific, Bouygues Travaux Publics Ha Khac Hao, Deputy Director General – Planning & Investment Department, Ministry of Transport, Vietnam
1200 – 1330	VIET TRANSPORT INVESTOR LUNCHEON

1330 – 1400	Options For Efficient Financing And Management Of Expressway Development William Paterson, Transport & Institutional Specialist (former World Bank infrastructure specialist)	Exclusive 1.5 Hr Workshop: Private Sector Finance For Rolling Stock Facilitated by: Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland; Chairman, Cape Town Convention, Rail Working Group Workshop Leaders: Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland; Chairman, Cape Town Convention, Rail Working Group Martin J Fleetwood, Partner, Stephenson Harwood, Solicitors, UK; Secretary, Rail Working Group Different Types of Finance Debtor Insolvency and Successful Asset Risk Management Looking Forward; The Goals, Benefits and Challenges of the Unidroit Luxembourg Rail Protoco
1400 – 1430	Implementing ITS Solutions In Developing Countries Helmuth Blasch, Chief Operating Officer, EFKON Asia SDN BHD
1430 – 1500	Electronic Vehicle Registration: An Overview with Case Studies Matthew Blomfield, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, MIKOH Corporation Limited
1500 – 1530	NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
INTER-MODAL NETWORKS
1530 – 1600	Overcoming The Challenges Needed To Develop Sustainable Urban Transport In Vietnam Mai Anh Tuan, Deputy Director General, Vietnam Road Administration
1600 – 1630	Master Plan Of Vietnam Railway 2020 And The Vision For 2030 – 2050 Nguyen Bui Nam, Director – Planning & Investment Department, Vietnam Railway Administration
1630 – 1700	PANEL SESSION: Mobility Challenges In Vietnam And How Road/Rail Service Integration Can Address Those Challenges Mai Anh Tuan, Deputy Director General, Vietnam Road Administration Nguyen Bui Nam, Director – Planning & Investment Department, Vietnam Railway Administration William Paterson, Transport & Institutional Specialist (former World Bank infrastructure specialist) Martin J Fleetwood, Partner, Stephenson Harwood, Solicitors, UK; Secretary, Rail Working Group
1700 – 1710	Moderator's Closing Comments

Conference Day 3: 11th December 2009 (Friday)

OFFICIAL CONCURRENT VIET TRANSPORT SITE VISITS

0900 – 1500

Optional Site Visit

Road: Visit Lang Hoa Lac Highway
Project: The extended Lang-Hoa Lac Highway
Investor: Ministry of Transport
Contractor: Vinaconex
Total cost: 7,527 billion VND
Starting point of Alignment: 20 April 2004
Ending point of Alignment: end 2009
Length of the project: 30,169 KM
Width of the project: 140 m
Number of lane: 6 lanes

Information about the project: The Lang Hoa Lc Highway will connect My Dinh (Hanoi's future downtown) with the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Zone (Vietnam's future Sillicon Valley) and Hoa Binh Province. Major urban areas such as Bac An Khanh will be built close to the highway

Optional Site Visit

Rail: Visit Hanoi Station & Gia Lam Train Company

Hanoi Station:
History:
This railway was constructed by the French colonists as part of a railway network in French Indochina. On 2 October 1936, the Hanoi-Saigon Railway with a length of 1,726 km, metre gauge (1 m), was officially inaugurated by the French colonists. This railway is currently under the management and owed by Vietnam Railways Corporation.

Improvement Plan:
On 1 January 2002, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai approved a "Master Plan for Vietnam's railway towards 2020" to improve this railway with key capital on loan from the Japanese ODA. The total estimated investment capital for this mega project is expected to be US$ 32,000 million.

Gia Lam Train Company:
Gia Lam Train Company is one of the industrial units of Vietnam Railways Corporation. Its main activities are:

Overhauling and manufacturing rolling stock of different types
Producing spare parts of cars, verifying pressure clocks and metal samples
Manufacturing other industrial products such as different types of steam-boilers, steel girder structures, etc.

Gia Lam Train Company also has a number of skillful cadres and workers with large coach & wagon manufacturing shops and modern equipment.

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